"Huge demand to see K-pop septet BTS has led the Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, to formally request of her counterpart, the South Korean president, Lee Jae Myung, that he help arrange more concerts in Mexico. Everyone wants to go, Sheinbaum said at her daily morning press conference on Monday, adding she had sent a diplomatic letter to South Korea's Lee seeking more concerts."
"Around 1 million young people want to buy tickets, but there are only 150,000 tickets available, she said. The chart-topping boy band is set to embark on a global tour in April, shortly after they launch their first new album in three years, Arirang. The band has been on hiatus since 2022 while its members undertook South Korea's mandatory military service."
"Mexico's consumer watchdog said it has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster and is sanctioning resale platforms StubHub and Viagogo for abusive and disloyal practices over the BTS ticketing process, without giving more details. Tickets were selling on Ticketmaster from about 1,800 pesos to as much as 17,800 pesos for VIP tickets (around $100 to $1,030), but on resale platforms on Monday the tickets were selling from 11,300 to 92,100 pesos (more than $5,300)."
Massive demand for BTS concerts in Mexico has left around one million fans vying for roughly 150,000 tickets, prompting Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum to ask South Korean president Lee Jae Myung to help arrange additional shows. The band will start a global tour in April after releasing Arirang, their first album in three years following a 2022 hiatus for mandatory military service. Mexico's consumer watchdog opened an investigation into Ticketmaster and sanctioned resale platforms StubHub and Viagogo for abusive practices, and plans to develop guidelines to regulate concert ticket sales, with prices and locations fixed before ticket releases. Reported resale prices far exceeded face value.
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